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J. N. KELMAN.

CLOTHES WASHING MAQHINE MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1916.

1,319,346. Patented 01-1. 21,1919.

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JOSEPH N. KELMAN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE P. A. GEIER (30., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CLOTHES-WASHING-MACHINE MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application filed May 27, 1916. Serial No. 100,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. KELMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful .Clothes-Washing-Machine Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates. to the art of laundrying clothes.

This art as carried on in the ordinary household is practised only occasionally, and any machine designed for such household use should be both cheap and compact. In the ordinary dwelling it is generally considered inadvisable to allot much space to the laundry for economic reasons. This is especially true of the smaller dwellings and tenements now so common in our cities. In such smaller dwellings or tenements stationary tubs are often provided and these tubs are generally in cramped quarters and are often used by several tenants in common.

The principal object'of my invention is to provide a washing machine especially adapted for use in such locations. In the previous art various inventors have attempted. to build self-contained washing machines which included a tub and washing and wringing mechanism carried on suitable supports and legs. Such machines are usually heavy and cumbersome and take up far too much space to be ractical in a small laundry. A further ob ect of my invention is to provide a combined wringer and washer which may be clamped on theside of the stationary tubs and readily removed therefrom when not in use. When so removed it may be placed under, or in the tubs, or it may be removed by the owner and locked up 'in a safe place in cases where the tubs'are used by a number of people.

In the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention, a portion thereof being broken away and shown in section to better illustrate the internal structure.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the wringerbeing broken away so as to better illustrate the washing mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a section on a plane represented by the line m -m of Fig. 1, viewed in the direction of the arrow.

In these drawings, a wringer 11 is provlded, thls wringer being of the well known standard construction. Secured to the bottom of the wringer frame are a pair of clamps 12, these clamps being provided with screws 13 by which the wringer may be secured to the side of a tub A. The wringer proper consists of two rollers 14 connected by suitable gear wheels not shown located in the housings 15. The lower roller is provided with a driving shaft 16. Secured to the side of the wringer is a support 20, this support being provided with a cover 21 which is secured in place by means of screws 22. The support 20 and the cover 21 together form an oil tight gear box 23 into which the shaft 16 projects. A primary gear 24 is rigidly secured to the shaft 16 inside the space 23, this primary gear 24 is in mesh with a pinion 25 carried on an idler shaft 26. An idler gear 27 is also keyed to the shaft 26 and meshes with an idler gear 28, this idler 28 being secured on an idler shaft 29 which is carried by the cover 21. A motor pinion 3O meshes with and drives the idler 28, this motor pinion 30 being ri idly secured on a motor shaft 31, this sha t forming part of a standard electric motor 32, which is secured on the support 20 by means of screws 33.

Rigidly secured on the shaft 16 between the wringer 11 and the inner side of the support 20, is an eccentric 40 turning freely inside an eccentric strap 41. The eccentric strap 41 is provided with an extension 42, this extension being pivotally secured by means of a bolt 43 to an extension 44 formed on a driving arm 45. The driving arm 45 turns freely on a stud 46 which is secured in and projects from the support 20. Located below the driving arm 45, preferably in parallel relationship thereto, is a guiding arm 47 this arm turning freely on a stud 48 which is also secured in the support 20. Secured to the extreme ends of the arms 45 and 47 is a pounder holder 48, the connection between the arms 45 and 47, and the holder 48 consistin of screws 49 on which the arms 45 and 4 are free to turn. The pounder holder 48 consists of an arm havmg a setscrew 50' which is adapted to screw down on the standard of a pounder 51 which may be provided with any convenient form of washing implement 52. A small switch 53 is provided by which the motor may be started and stopped.

The method of operation of the invention is as follows:

The motor being driven by electric current from any convenient source through wires not shown, the pinion 30 turns the idler 28, which in turn turns the gear 27, the gear 26 mounted on the same shaft 25 thereby being rigidly connected thereto and turning therewith. The pinion 25 turns the gear 2- which drives the shaft 16, this shaft turning the lower roller 14 directly and turning the upper roller ll through the gears inside the gear case 15. The eccentric it) being rigidly mounted on the shaft 16 turns therewith inside the eccentric strap d1 thus driving the driving arm to so that it is thrown from its full position as shown in Fig. 2, into its dotted position as shown in that figure. This movement of the driving arm 45 raises and lowers the pounder holder $8, the arm 47 guiding the holder so that the rod 51 is also substantially vertical. It is thus possible to simultaneously be washing clothes and passing them through the wringer.

I claim as my invention:-

1. A mechanism for actuating a clothes pounder of a washing machine, comprising a hollow casing, means for securing the same to a tub, a motor device carried at the upper portion of said casing with its shaft protruding therein, a series of meshing, re-

ducing gears disposed within said casing, a driven shaft extending from the lower portion of said casing, an eccentric and strap thereon and a pivoted mechanism upon said casing, adapted to be actuated through said gears and eccentric to operate the pounder, substantially as set forth.

2. A detachable mechanism for actuating a clothes pounder of a washing machine, comprising a hollow casing. means for removably clamping it upon a stationary tub, a motor device mounted at the upper portion of said casing, positively driven gearing within said casing, a shaft actuated thereby extending from said casing, pivoted mechanism for actuating the clothes pounder, and connecting means between the shaft and said mechanism for driving the latter, substantially as set forth.

3. A detachable mechanism for actuating a clothes pounder of a washing machine, comprising a hollow casing forming the support or mounting for the actuating elements, including a motor device mounted at the upper portion of the casing, interiorly positioned reducing gearing driven by said motor, a connected shaft protruding from the casing, pivoted mechanism mounted exteriorly of the casing for impelling the pounder and connecting means for actuating the latter from said shaft, gearing and motor, substantially as set forth.

in testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 22nd day of May, 1916.

JOSEPH N. KELMAN. 

